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Koki Yonekura

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Koki Yonekura is a professional football player from Japan, known for his defensive skills on the field.

He began his professional career with JEF United Chiba in 2007, where he played for six years.

In 2014, Yonekura transferred to Gamba Osaka, where he achieved significant success, including a domestic treble in his first season.

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Биография

Early Life

Koki Yonekura is a Japanese footballer born in Chiba, Japan. He attended Yachiyo High School, where he began to hone his skills in football, eventually leading to a professional career in the sport.

Career

Yonekura began his professional journey in 2007 when he signed with JEF United Chiba. Over the course of seven seasons, he made over 150 league appearances and scored 20 goals, showcasing his versatility as a right full-back and occasionally as an attacking midfielder. His notable performances included a standout game against Gamba Osaka in 2013, which caught the attention of the club. In 2014, he joined Gamba Osaka, where he enjoyed significant success, contributing to the team's domestic treble in his first season, which included the J1 League title, the J.League Cup, and the Emperor's Cup. Yonekura continued to be a key player for Gamba, participating in nearly 50 matches in 2015 and helping the team secure the Emperor's Cup and the Japanese Super Cup.

In addition to his club success, Yonekura has represented Japan on the international stage. He was called up to the national team for the 2015 EAFF East Asian Cup, where he made two appearances as Japan finished in fourth place. His career has been marked by resilience and adaptability, navigating through periods of rotation and competition for his position.

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Club career

A native of Chiba, Yonekura attended Yachiyo High School in his home prefecture and after graduating he signed for local club JEF United in 2007. In total he would spend 7 seasons with the Ichihara-based club with the first two being spent in J1 League and the latter 5 in J2. Playing as either a right sided defender or midfielder he went on to make over 150 league appearances and score 20 goals for JEF. During the 2013 season, Yonekura put in an outstanding performance in the 3-0 home victory over then J2 side Gamba Osaka. Despite this setback, Gamba went on to be crowned J2 champions in 2013 and signed Yonekura ahead of their return to Japan's top flight in 2014. His first season in Osaka would prove to be a memorable one as Gamba wrapped up a domestic treble; lifting the J1 trophy in addition to the J.League Cup and Emperor's Cup. Yonekura scored 3 times in 34 appearances in all competitions and was a part of a rotation system with fellow full-backs Oh Jae-suk and Hiroki Fujiharu. 2015 saw him play almost 50 times across 5 competitions as Gamba once again lifted the Emperor's Cup, defeating Urawa Red Diamonds in the final, won the Japanese Super Cup, also against Urawa, and reached the semi-finals of the AFC Champions League before going down to Chinese side Guangzhou Evergrande. Gamba didn't lift any silverware between 2016 and 2018 and Yonekura again spent much of that period rotating with Korean Oh Jae-suk. He fell out of favour with head-coach Kenta Hasegawa…

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International career

On 23 July 2015, Japan's coach Vahid Halilhodžić called him for the upcoming 2015 EAFF East Asian Cup. He featured twice during the competition as Japan ended up in 4th place.

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Club Career statistics

As of 2 December 2018

1 includes J. League Championship, Japanese Super Cup and Suruga Bank Championship appearances.

▸ Источник: Wikipedia